【雅思出国动态】英国签证所需语言考试有重大变化

公告原文及解读如下：

New language testing arrangements for UK visas: IELTS to continue to play leading role

The UK government has announced important changes to Secure English Language Tests (SELT) for visa purposes;

IELTS and IELTS Life Skills have been approved for UK visas that require proof of English language level;

The new test – IELTS Life Skills – will be introduced for people who need to prove their speaking and listening skills at level A1 or B1 of the Common European Framework of Reference.

The UK government has announced important changes to language testing for visa applications, reducing the number of tests acceptedfor visa purposes and bringing in new requirements for the way the tests will be administered.

官方消息，英国*方面宣布签证承认的语言考试将大大减少，在管理执行这些考试上也将引进新的要求。

IELTS – the world’s most popular test of English for higher education and global migration– has been approved for all UK visas that require applicants to provide proofof their level of English. This continues the important role which IELTS haslong played in language testing for immigration in the UK and other countries,including Australia, Canada and New Zealand.

雅思 是世界上用于高等教育和移民语言考试的最受欢迎的一门test，现在被推崇为任何英国签证都可行的语言考试（估计是想表达，现在雅思是唯一一个无论境内外考，都被接受的语言考试），它的重要性，你们感受下。。。

Under the new arrangements, IELTS tests for UK visaapplications will be offered throughout the year in more than 100 key locations throughout the world, and a new test – IELTS Life Skills – will be introduced for people who need to prove their speaking and listening skills at level A1or B1 of the Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR).

随后将会引进一门新的语言考试，IELTS Life Skills，针对对象为需要证明说和听的能力能达到CEFR下的A1，B1水准的群体。

科普下：

A1：针对一般移民需要达到的英语水平规定，基本的定义为能够在英国于当地人进行简单的语言交流，能够听懂一些必要的生活用语，并理解。因此目前申请英国配偶签证的移民需要达到所谓英国A1的英语等级水平。相当于雅思3.

B1：是2021年10月起英国内政部对所有永居和入籍申请者规定的两项英语测试之一，另一项则是考察英国生活知识的 Life in the UK测试。严格意义上讲，B1并不是英语考试的名称，而是欧盟官方机构在各国语言的学习、教育和测试方面所采纳的简称为欧盟语言教学测试参照框架(CEFR)体系中的等级之一，永居、入籍要求申请人的听、说两项达到B1水平。相当于雅思4.

什么是CEFR？

欧盟语言教学测试参照框架，简称CEFR，全称The Common European Framework ofReference for Languages: Learning, Teaching, Asses*ent。CEFR体系将语言能力分为三级：A为基础使用者；B为独立使用者；C为专精使用者。

如今的新政下，哪些是内政部认可的A1，B1英语水平测试？

现在内政部认可的A1，B1英语水准测试，除了雅思，就是即将引进的IELTS Life Skills。不过小站认为，不管怎么变，雅思是万能的（起码在英国是这样），记住这点就好......